Your London nanny should work in partnership with the family, taking responsibility for your children’s safety and development.

A nanny’s duties include:

• Children’s laundry, maintaining the cleanliness of equipment, toys and rooms used by the children and, if required, the preparation of the children’s meals.
• Drop off and collect children from schools or nurseries.
• Visits to the swimming pool and library will also be the nanny’s responsibility to promote the children’s social and educational development.
• A nanny is not normally required to undertake general household duties unless this is specifically agreed within the job description.
• Working hours are Monday-Friday, approximately 12 hrs per day, typically 7 am-7 pm. This can, though, vary with an earlier or later start and finish.
• Babysitting is included in the salary up to 2 nights per week, Monday-Friday. Babysitting on a Saturday or Sunday is normally paid as extra at an agreed rate, currently £8 per hour.
• If your family has an additional home, this should be made clear at the interview, but all live-in nannies work wherever the family is reasonably based.
• If the Nanny is required to work weekends at a country or holiday base, this should be paid as extra.
• Weekends are paid at the normal daily rate, and Bank Holidays are usually paid at time and a half, or time off in lieu.
• If a live-in nanny is required to travel with the family, it should be made clear at the interview that the job requires the flexibility to travel.
• The Nanny would be paid extra for weekend work and either given time off during the day for additional babysitting (2 nights included), or paid extra.
• If the Nanny is travelling with the family, all travel, accommodation and meals are at the Employer’s expense.